Channelkat: I hunt where there are a lot of ticks & chiggers and they all find a way to get up pants legs. For years I’ve tucked-pants-into-boots and that has worked well - keeps the bugs out….. so what if I look like a “douche” and maybe my Son is ashamed to be seen with me —- I don’t get any bug bites !!I have only been on one safari, but I wore boot bands the entire time. On my trip, I found Moz. to be Just like all the other dry, brushy places I have been. I brought a pair of safari gaiters, as suggested by outfitter, but ended up giving them to one of my trackers who was using old socks for gaiters. I came to the conclusion those little safari gaiters were really only needed for shorts. Curious of others responses.
I do the same. I tuck pants into my socks and I wear gaiters also and everything is hosed down with permethrin!Channelkat: I hunt where there are a lot of ticks & chiggers and they all find a way to get up pants legs. For years I’ve tucked-pants-into-boots and that has worked well - keeps the bugs out….. so what if I look like a “douche” and maybe my Son is ashamed to be seen with me —- I don’t get any bug bites !!
Gina, sure tucking pants into Boots works - for YOU….it’s OK for You to look-like-a-girl !!I do the same. I tuck pants into my socks and I wear gaiters also and everything is hosed down with permethrin!
My boots are ankle high so not much boot to tuck pants into.
When I am mowing I tuck my pants into my boots which are regular western boots that are first tucked into my socks. Worked great for years until last summer I flung a baby snake towards myself with the weed eater. I thought it went into my boots. I did not know I could get a boot off so fast whilst having a weed eater strapped to myself
Do what works is what I say. We are hunting and not in a fashion show.
lol!!Gina, sure tucking pants into Boots works - for YOU….it’s OK for You to look-like-a-girl !!
Correct.These are what I wore in the Marine Corps. Available on Amazon.. These are what I assume we were talking about when referring to boot garters/bands, no?
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Not since I left the Air Force 30 years ago. And while I was fortunate to get the ones from Texas Hunt I have heard good things about Boyt's gaiters. The leather ones mentioned would make my feet too hot.Does anyone else wear boot bands?
Unfortunately the ones from Texas Hunt Products are no longer available. I'm thinking the canvas ones from Boyt's are the best for the $.
I have all days worn pants while hunting. Shorts have never been my thing, unless I'm in high heat and humidity (Yucatan Mexico and Be!ize). I spent most of my life in Northern California where day time temps during deer season usually ran somewhere between 85 and 100 degrees. I once packed a buck up out of a canyon at 109! Africa has not seemed that hot or bug infested to me. I used to get bitten up by chiggers in NCal, but then I started rubbing DEET on my lower legs before getting dressed. I've continued this while hunting in Africa. I've never had a tick or chigger attack me while doing that., Anyway I figure I can stop any tick or chiggers with my .458, but the little monsters can be hard to hit when they're in a full frontal.charge.I plan to wear pants 100% of the time while hunting. Would you suggest that I still wear gaiters or would blousing garters do the same task?
Drawstring closures around the ankles are fantastic for what you're asking. Propper make very nice pants that aren't too hot and are v durable. They work best with boots that have a high ankle.I plan to wear pants 100% of the time while hunting. Would you suggest that I still wear gaiters or would blousing garters do the same task?